Re: Problem with C-ISAM support

From: Steve Cawley <sfcawley@interaccess.com> > >Then how come the Excursion does not come in a convertible model ;) What's an Excursion? > > From: "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk> > > > > > >"Albert E. Whale" wrote: > > > > > > > > Suffice it to say that the C-ISAM Product was the original base >platform > > > > for all of the Informix Database Tools. They may have moved from >the > > > > platform, I'll accept that. > > > > > >Well..., in as much as the model T Ford was the basis for all Fords on > > >the road today. ;-) > > > > Yes. All the Fords on the road today are based on Mazdas. I think >OnLine5 > > and IDS are based on R-ISAM, so... :-) > > > > > > But to offer a product for sale, accept money for maintenance and >then > > > > refuse to acknowledge the test results of their own Technical >Support > > > > Staff is simply bad business. > > > > > >Certainly to pay for maintenance within the last year is a bit much. I > > >would speak to your sales rep and explain the situation. > > > > Agreed. > > > > > > I am still attempting to get this software fixed. This was all > > > > supported software for the Linux Environment. Yes I had Major >Software > > > > commitment on DEC Ultrix. I had thought that my Investment in >Informix > > > > Technology was safe, especially when we bought the software last > > > > September! > > > > > >I can't believe you were advised to start a S/W project with C-ISAM >last > > >September. You need to fire your consultants! > > > > I can't believe anyone is still actively selling it. I mean, C-ISAM is >very > > good for what it is, but it's really not an effective basis for a >database > > solution in this day and age. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > From: Steve Cawley <sfcawley@interaccess.com> > > > >Then how come the Excursion does not come in a convertible model ;) > > What's an Excursion? Ford's entry in the "I've got a bigger SUV than you do!" one-up-manship competition. It's bigger than the Ford Expedition, and having owned one of the latter, I can tell you that's HUGE! Art S. Kagel